Malawi vs Melanesia: Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate

Malawi
1.02 % change on previous year
in 2050
Melanesia
0.3999 % change on previous year
in 2050
Malawi rank
7th
Melanesia rank
5th

Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate over time

  • Malawi
  • Melanesia
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 1.02 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia, a difference of 0.6201 % change on previous year.

That makes Malawi's figure about 2.6 times Melanesia's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 100 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Malawi ahead.

Malawi ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 217 countries.

Across the 11 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 10 and Melanesia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Melanesia Difference Ahead
1950s 1.94 % change on previous year 1.73 % change on previous year 0.2062 % change on previous year Malawi
1960s 2.23 % change on previous year 1.8 % change on previous year 0.4324 % change on previous year Malawi
1970s 2.59 % change on previous year 2.21 % change on previous year 0.3799 % change on previous year Malawi
1980s 4 % change on previous year 2.31 % change on previous year 1.69 % change on previous year Malawi
1990s 1.59 % change on previous year 2.47 % change on previous year 0.8826 % change on previous year Melanesia
2000s 2.8 % change on previous year 2.28 % change on previous year 0.5245 % change on previous year Malawi
2010s 2.76 % change on previous year 1.93 % change on previous year 0.8291 % change on previous year Malawi
2020s 2.35 % change on previous year 1.51 % change on previous year 0.8375 % change on previous year Malawi
2030s 1.81 % change on previous year 1.05 % change on previous year 0.759 % change on previous year Malawi
2040s 1.3 % change on previous year 0.6148 % change on previous year 0.6879 % change on previous year Malawi
2050s 1.02 % change on previous year 0.3999 % change on previous year 0.6248 % change on previous year Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate, Malawi or Melanesia?
Malawi, at 1.02 % change on previous year against 0.3999 % change on previous year in Melanesia as of 2050.
What is the difference in population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate between Malawi and Melanesia?
0.6201 % change on previous year, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Melanesia?
100 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2050.
How do Malawi and Melanesia rank globally for population - est. & proj. — rural population, annual growth rate?
Malawi ranks 7th and Melanesia ranks 5th of 217 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
268 places, 24,470 data points, 1951–2050
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The year-on-year percentage change in Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.